I recently got my hands on an Injen intake for my 4th gen. I got all parts and I'm ready to install, only problem is that there wasn't an installation guide or something like that included in the package. I know installing a CAI is pretty much straight forward, but I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction so I can install everything properly. I've searched through the forums but I've only found info on 5th gens. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

pretty simple. Just remove the battery and the fuse box located sort of beside the battery. And of course take a hole saw and make a 3inch hole just below the battery. Hope that helps

 

incorrect.

the Injen CAI does not go through your fender wall. It drops the filter straight down just behind the radiator. Remove your stock intake tubing up to the throttle body and then you should be able to put the Injen one in pretty easily. The batter shouldn't have to be removed either unless you find you need the extra room to work in.

 

Yep. No cutting involved.
Just take out the stock intake and hook up the Injen so the filter is positioned down behind the radiator.

 

being located behind the radiator would that even be cai??

and i have the one that requires drilling... quick question how the hell do i get the filter on after i drilled tho hole( havent looked too hard at it yet just wondering)

 

Yeah he's got a HAI, not a CAI. There is no cutting at all. Just put the pieces together and take off the stock intake and attach the Injen. Good luck with the Injen in Texas...

 

Take off only the midpipe and the part that connects to the throttle body. you have to use the MAF from your stock intake system and connect it to the injen and it should go right to place, you'll see a screw where the left side of the intake clips onto the engine, and dont listen to all these boys talk trash about the injen, i hear so much trash dis and that and i never noticed a decrease in power wen i had my injen, must people listen to one he say she say and they live there life by it, experiment on your own and make your own decesion

 

1. Put in box

2. Return to sender

3. ???

4. Profit

 

Dont no cold air intake really benefit you that much more over the stock intake, so go ahead and install it, the injen intake sounds great, dont expect anything at all really but the noise gain. No on hondas intakes do give a noticable gain, but as far as i know it on maximas cai's or even short rams dont give that much on a max

 

extremely easy and straight forward,just be careful with that MAF! when i first did an injen cai back in the day (now running hacked stock box) i wasnt careful and cracked the MAF and it wasnt good.also make sure everythings plugged back in!

 

Can we stop calling this an Injen CAI? It's not a CAI so stop calling it one.

to Nismology's post. Send that thing back.

 

cdg have u tried this injen intake out yourself, please write feedback on your experience using the injen intake, did u experience lag or increase? and what did u do wit your injen intake

 

umm....injen does make a CAI...even though it might not be getting all the cold air, but its still the cold air intake. No, it will not give you really any gains, might even hurt you. But, like the other orger said, remove the airbox and the snorkel. The piping should point down where the snorkel was.

 

Trade name = CAI
By definition it is NOT a CAI.
It is the cold air intake?

Explain how it's THE cold air intake

 

Sorry but I disregarded your post as soon as you said that it's a CAI. I could care less that Injen calls it a CAI. It's not a CAI. CAI go through the fender and collect COLD AIR. Not hot air off the radiator like Injen does. I have a short ram intake on my max right now because stock doesnt fit the 00vi for me. I guess I'll start calling that a CAI intake too since it gets some cool air when driving....

 

Wow this thread went from being instructional to an argument whether or not its a cold air intake.....ready: Injen calls it a CAI,when in fact it really is an HAI but regardless,help the guy out or don't say anything,easy,done.

 

I dont think it is really that serious yall are getting all worked up about nothing the guy just wanted to know how it's installed. Just agree to disagree. But it is a HAI haha.

 

More than anything I just can't figure out what goes where. I mean I basically have a bunch of clamps, nuts and bolts, like 3 rubber fittings, and some other stuff and just can't figure out how it all connects to each other and installs. I'll hopefully have some pics up of whatever I got by later tonight. If anybody has a picture of and intake installed on their Max I'd greatly appreciate so I could somewhat get an idea of how it's all supposed to install. Thanks.

 

Here's a picture of everything I got with my supposed "Injen" intake but now I'm starting to have doubts as to whether it's even really authentic Injen material. If anybody could confirm my suspicions I'd appreciate it. Also, how is everything supposed to hook up? I'm just really confused as to what goes where. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

That's definitely not an authentic Injen.

But I'll try to draw you a diagram in paint of how it all goes together. Give me a minute.

 

Thats not the Ingen style. Thats the best intake around, modeled after the Place Racing CAI. You need to drill a hole in the fender if you want to make it a true CAI with the longer tube.

 

Here's my horrible paint diagram. The blue are the rubber connectors, and the yellow are where a hose clamp should go. Let me know if there's anything you don't understand.

And like the guy above me said, yours is the kind that requires cutting a hole in the fender.

 

Oh man, good news is that you don't have an Injen. Actually there is no bad news so be happy. Paint shop picture is perfectly fine for what you need to know. Just remember that the short metal piece is first, then the maf,then the long piece will go through the fender. Shouldn't be hard at all to install. Good luck with it.

 

Well i guess it's good i don't have an Injen but I paid the price for a supposed injen which is really pissing me off right now. Basically got ripped off but anyways I'll deal with that later. Thanks for the help guys.

 

wait you paid $200 for a $30 intake?

 

first of all if it was a " injen " in take the cuplers would be black with the words injen so who ever sold it too you just tried to rip you off but the paint picture is the way to do it

 

Well problem was that he sent pics of a real Injen and I got this crap instead. I knew something wasn't right but after researching a little bit and reading some of yalls posts I knew that I've been scammed. Time to get my money back

 

That's crap. You should contact Injen to see if they want to deal with him as well.

 

ya man i just got my cai of ebay and it looks just like that one actually i think it is that one i paid 40 bucks for it and i hope any one out there can drop me a link on were and how im sopost to cut the fender open

 

Why does everyone needs pictures? Put the pipes on and look where the hole needs to go and cut the damn thing. It's not that hard. It ends up right behind the battery I believe.

 

could you tell us who the buyer was

 

i'm guessing you mean seller.....but yea, you need to get your money back....assuming since you bought it off e-bay....you have to make sure that the description didn't go, te picture you are looking at is not the exact product but only for reference....if it did say that....really can't get your money back....but if it didn't, then just file an complaint

 

No it was an Injen pic and description as if it was the real deal.